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せい
かつ

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せい
かつ

seikatsu

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 10
Appears in chapter 10 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 10
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

    EXAMPLE
    この生活(せいかつ)(つか)れた。
    I'm tired of living this life.

Full entry for 生活

にち
じょう
せい
かつ

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じょう
せい
かつ

nichijouseikatsu

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JLPT N3
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. everyday life; daily life

Full entry for 日常生活

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かつ

seikatsuhi

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Noun (common)
  1. living expenses

Full entry for 生活費

しん
せい
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せい
かつ

shinseikatsu

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Noun (common)
  1. new life

Full entry for 新生活

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kihon

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

    EXAMPLE
    これは基本(きほん)です。
    These are the basics.

Full entry for 基本

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よう

you

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Noun (common)
  1. appearing ...; looking ...

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
  2. way to ...; method of ...ing

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  3. form; style; design

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  4. like; similar to

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  5. thing (thought or spoken)

Full entry for 様

たい
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おう

taiou

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. correspondence (to); equivalence

  2. suitability; coordination; matching; being appropriate (for)

  3. dealing with; coping with; handling; response; reception; reaction

  4. compatibility (with technology, software, etc.); capability; support (for)

Full entry for 対応

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hibi

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Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

Full entry for 日々

こう
じょう

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じょう

koujou

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

Full entry for 向上

すい
じゅん

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じゅん

suijun

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. level; standard

    EXAMPLE
    生活(せいかつ)水準(すいじゅん)()がるべきである。
    Living standards should be higher.
  2. water level

    EXAMPLE
    (かわ)水準(すいじゅん)(たか)まっていた。
    The river's water level has risen.

Full entry for 水準

こう

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ikou

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. switching over to; migration; transition

Full entry for 移行

ゆう

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sayuu

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. left and right; right and left

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    EXAMPLE
    左右(さゆう)()てから(みち)(わた)ろう。
    Let's look left and right before crossing the road.
  2. (asserting) control; influence; domination

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  3. one's attendants; people accompanying one

  4. (serving at somebody's) side

  5. equivocation

Full entry for 左右

そく
めん

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めん

sokumen

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  1. side; flank; profile; sidelight; lateral

  2. aspect; dimension

Full entry for 側面

せん
しん

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senshin

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Noun (common)
  1. advanced; developed

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. seniority; senior; superior; elder

Full entry for 先進

たい
はん

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taihan

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  1. majority; more than half; most (of)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun

Full entry for 大半

たして

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hatashite

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Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
  1. as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough

    EXAMPLE
    だめだろうと(おも)っていたが()たして失敗(しっぱい)だった。
    I was afraid it would not work out well and sure enough it failed.
  2. really; actually; ever

Full entry for 果たして

ぜん

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ぜん

hozen

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Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance

Full entry for 保全

かい

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tokai

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. city

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)都会(とかい)生活(せいかつ)にあこがれた。
    He fell in love with living in the city.
  2. Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 都会

てき

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shiteki

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. private; personal

Full entry for 私的

ひん
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こん

hinkon

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. poverty; penury; need; destitution

  2. shortage; lack; want

Full entry for 貧困

じゅう
てん

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てん

juuten

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Noun (common)
  1. important point; emphasis; stress; importance; priority

  2. iteration mark

  3. colon (punctuation)

Full entry for 重点

よう
しき

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しき

youshiki

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  1. style; form; pattern

Full entry for 様式

れい

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dorei

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の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. slave; servant

  2. slavery

Full entry for 奴隷

へん
かく

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henkaku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. change; transformation; innovation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; upheaval

  2. Reformation

Full entry for 変革

さい
てい
げん

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てい
げん

saiteigen

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  1. minimum

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. at the very least

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun

Full entry for 最低限

かい

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かい

fukai

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Noun (common)
  1. displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
  2. indisposition; ailment

Full entry for 不快

りく
じょう

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じょう

rikujou

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Noun (common)
  1. (on) land; ground; shore

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. track-and-field events

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 陸上

まる
たか

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たか

takamaru

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Godan verb w/ る ending
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Godan verb w/ る ending
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
  1. to rise; to swell; to be promoted

Full entry for 高まる

ぞう
ぜい

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ぜい

zouzei

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Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. tax increase

Full entry for 増税

ゴールド

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ゴールド

goorudo

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
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Noun (common)
  1. gold

Full entry for ゴールド

退
こう
たい

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たい

koutai

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Noun (common)
  1. retreat; falling back; moving backwards; reversing; retrogression; retraction

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  2. recession; waning

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  3. backspace (key)

Full entry for 後退

ゆう

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yuuigi

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

Full entry for 有意義

かん

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かん

kanso

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Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
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Noun (common)
  1. simple; plain; modest

Full entry for 簡素

そう

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sou

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  1. monk; priest

  2. sangha (the Buddhist community)

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 僧

しゃ
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shakou

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の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. social life; social intercourse

Full entry for 社交

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りょ

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りょ

souryo

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Noun (common)
  1. priest; monk; bonze

Full entry for 僧侶

ぶらぶら

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burabura

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Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
と-adj.
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
と-adj.
Onomatopoeic
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Onomatopoeic
  1. dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging

  2. strolling; rambling; roaming; wandering

  3. idly; lazily; leisurely; aimlessly

  4. persisting (of an illness)

Full entry for ぶらぶら

へき

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hekiga

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  1. fresco; mural; wall painting

Full entry for 壁画

調
たん
ちょう

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たん
ちょう

tanchou

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な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. monotony; monotone; dullness

  2. monotone; monotonic

Full entry for 単調

がく
どう

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がく
どう

gakudou

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Noun (common)
  1. school child; pupil

Full entry for 学童

ぶん
ぼう

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ぶん
ぼう

bunbougu

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Noun (common)
  1. stationery

Full entry for 文房具

みじ

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みじ

mijime

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

Full entry for 惨め

よく
じょう

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じょう

yokujou

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  1. bathhouse; (public) bath

  2. bathroom

Full entry for 浴場

せい
やく

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やく

seiyaku

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Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. oath; vow; pledge; covenant

Full entry for 誓約

いと
ぐち

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ぐち

itoguchi

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Noun (common)
  1. beginning; start; first step

    EXAMPLE
    それを糸口(いとぐち)にして、(ただ)しいこたえを()つけた。
    He took that as a first step and found the correct answer.
  2. clue; lead; hint

  3. thread end

Full entry for 糸口

がり
やす

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やす

yasuagari

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な-adj.
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. cheap; economical

Full entry for 安上がり

コメディー

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コメディー

komedeii

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Noun (common)
  1. comedy

Full entry for コメディー

つぎ

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つぎ

ninotsugi

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Noun (common)
  1. secondary; subordinate

Full entry for 二の次

おく

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おく

shiokuri

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Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance

Full entry for 仕送り

きょう
どう
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cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community — 共同体
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kyoudoutai

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community

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